Page 18 - Assam Assembly Polls

Assam: How BJP learnt from past mistakes and Rahul Gandhi let it slip

If BJP strategists are to be believed, the party didn't rake up the Hindu-Muslim issue and its own estimate is that at least 20% of Assam's Muslim population voted for the party

New BJP govt will help Assam grow industrially, say chambers of commerce

Opine, large scale investments from the private sector must be encouraged

People have rejected opportunistic, obstructionist politics: BJP

The party leadership also thanked the people of Assam and credited the victory there and increased vote share in other states to party workers, state leaders and PM Narendra Modi

Modi congratulates Sonowal, people of Assam

Sonowal said the Prime Minister told him to convey to the people his best wishes and assured his support for development of the northeastern state

Election results a vote for Modi: Amit Shah

He described the election results in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry as the "new beginning of politics of performance"

Assam Assembly polls: NDA headed for landslide victory in state

The alliance has won 18 of the 22 seats declared so far and is leading in 68 of the remaining 126 assembly seats

Assembly poll results show people 'intolerant' towards Congress: Naidu

Although the final picture was clear by noon itself, Election Commission has reportedly said counting of votes will be over by 3 pm

Assembly polls: BJP in Assam, Mamata Banerjee are real winners

BJP has finally achieved its objective of capturing power in Assam, a goal which it had been pursuing since the 1980s

Sarbanada Sonowal's steady rise to the top

54-year-old Sonowal's name as the party's face came as no surprise as he came with a clean image and no baggage

Will work harder till we win the confidence of people: Rahul Gandhi

Election trends suggest that Congress has lost in Kerala and Assam and has failed to make a dent in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu despite alliances

Assam Assembly elections 2016: Presumptive CM Sarbananda Sonowal's steady rise to the top

54-year-old Sonowal's name as the party's face came as no surprise as he came with a clean image and no baggage and enjoyed the confidence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Infiltration, sealing border BJP's priority in Assam: Sonowal

BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal also said that a list will be prepared with names of 'bonafide' Indian citizens

Congress loses Assam, BJP way ahead

Most exit polls had predicted a BJP victory in Assam, where the Congress has been in power for the last 15 years

Battle for Assam: BJP eyes Congress bastion

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked optimistic of forming the government in Assam under the leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal

Assam Assembly polls: Counting begins for 126 Assembly seats

Polling in Assam was held in two phases on April 4 and April 11

Assam assembly polls: Badruddin Ajmal sees greater role for AIUDF at national level

Ajmal plans on campaigning in the Uttar Pradesh polls next year as part of the 'grand alliance'

Assam assembly polls: Will Himanta Biswa Sarma make BJP's luck in the state?

While Sarbananda Sonowal is projected as the BJP's CM candidate, is it Sarma that the party is mainly depending on to fight for them at a street level

Assam assembly polls: Will Majuli see the rise of a new star for BJP or more of the same?

The constituency will see BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal go up against sitting MLA Rajib Lochan Pegu of Congress

Assam assembly polls: Will Prafulla Kumar Mahanta manage to ditch his 'fading star' moniker?

Mahanta will face off against AIUDF's Shariful Islam Siddique and Congress' Suresh Bora in Barhampur

Assam assembly polls: Badruddin Ajmal - Will he stand strong against the political bigwigs?

While AIUDF has an increasing hold on Muslims within the state, Ajmal takes pride in the 'all-embracing approach' of the party